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Waiving right to anonymity a difficult choice, survivors say
By Orla O'Donnell - RTE News - 30.07.2023 In a month where five people who suffered sexual violence all allowed themselves to be publicly...
Jul 30, 2023


Care worker jailed after 76-year-old woman sexually abused in care home
By Sky New - 28.07.2023 - [UK] - [Stanley Ekhator] A care worker has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after being convicted of sexually...
Jul 28, 2023


Gynaecologist jailed after sexually abusing more than 200 patients
By Sky News - 26.07.2023 - [USA] - [Robert Hadden] A gynaecologist who sexually abused more than 200 patients has been jailed for 20...
Jul 26, 2023


'Grounds for concern' for 21 nursing home residents regarding abuse
By Ailbhe Conneely - RTE News - 19.07.2023 - [IRELAND] - [Mr. Z] A safeguarding review team has found "reasonable grounds for concern"...
Jul 19, 2023


Christian Brothers and a strategy that hinders abuse victims seeking reparations
By Bernice Harrison - 11.07.2023 - Irish Times Retired Christian Brother and former school principal Paul Hendrick (75) has been jailed...
Jul 17, 2023


Riverside Doctor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Patients Arraigned
By My New LA - 14.07.2023 - [USA] - [Sam Sannoufi] A physician and operator of a Riverside skin care clinic accused of sexually...
Jul 14, 2023


Doctor is innocent in court but guilty in a professional tribunal
By Rosie DiManno - The Star - 14.07.2023 - [CANADA] - [Romeo Tan] He was a Filipino family doctor. She’d been a physician in the...
Jul 14, 2023


Hospital consultant arrested in human trafficking and sexual exploitation
By Ali Bracken - Sunday Independent - 09.07.2023 A senior hospital consultant is at the centre of a human trafficking and sexual...
Jul 9, 2023


Patients reported more than 700 health professionals for inappropriate behaviour
By Emily Baker - ABC News - 06.07.2023 - [AUSTRALIA] Almost 730 registered health professionals were accused of inappropriate behaviour...
Jul 6, 2023


Nurse struck off after he’s convicted of sex assault on colleague
By Andrew Madden - Belfast Telegraph - 05.07.2023 - [IRELAND] - [Isaac Mugisa] A nurse in Northern Ireland has been struck off after...
Jul 5, 2023


Nurse struck off after secret lover, a patient, dies in car
By Tomas Evans - Sky News - 04.07.2023 - [UK] - [Penelope Williams] Penelope Williams had been a registered nurse working at a renal...
Jul 4, 2023


Doctor jailed for child sex offences
By BBC News - 01.07.2023 - [UK] - [Salman Siddiqi] A doctor has been jailed for more than two years after admitting child sex offences....
Jul 1, 2023


GP Doctor convicted of sex offence to face tribunal
By Will Durrant - Hertfordshire News - 29.06.2023 - [UK] - [Angus Brooke] A "highly manipulative and selfish" GP convicted of a sex...
Jun 29, 2023


Can ‘inquiries’ deliver ‘justice’ for victims/survivors of nonrecent institutional abuses?
By Prof Anne-Marie McAlinden - Queen’s University Belfast - 26.06.2023 Many jurisdictions across the world, including Canada, the United...
Jun 26, 2023


External expert review of HSE's safeguarding policy
By Laura Hogan - RTE News - 26.06.2023 An external safeguarding expert has been appointed to examine issues relating to the 'Emily' case...
Jun 25, 2023


Doctor jailed for dark web child sexual abuse images
By BBC News - 23.06.2023 - [UK] - [Kabir Garg] A junior doctor has been jailed for six years for his role in a dark web chat site...
Jun 23, 2023


Why is a HSE sexual safety policy still only in development?
By Ailbhe Conneely - RTE News - 23.06.2023 The 'Emily' Report is a disturbing review by the National Independent Review Panel (NIRP) into...
Jun 23, 2023


Call for new laws to protect nursing home residents
By Mícheál Lehane - RTE News - 21.06.2023 The Taoiseach has said that safeguarding laws will be strengthened as soon as possible,...
Jun 22, 2023


When the Doctor-Patient Relationship Crosses the Line
By Aron Solomon - MedPage Today - 21.06.2023 All too often in our news cycle, we are confronted with allegations involving indiscretions...
Jun 21, 2023


Nursing home review finds allegations of sexual assault by same worker
By Ailbhe Conneely - RTE News - 21.06.2023 [IRELAND] - [Mr.Z] A governance review into a Health Service Executive-run nursing home, where...
Jun 21, 2023
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